The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-19
GENERAL NEWS.


CLOUDY aud cool.
BUSINESS only fair.
RIVER falling slowing.
SIX boats leaving today.
WHITE river is falling.
TIE Mississippi Is rising slowly at
st. Louis.
The Desot) is on her way from Gin
cEnnati to this port.
TIE Cumberland river rose Y inches
yesterday a Nashville.
THE City Of Yicksburg leaves st.
Louis today for vicksbuIg.
THE Jay Gould, with barges, leaves
81. Louis today for New Orleans.
The Will S. Hays will leave st.
Louis tomorrow for New Orleans.
THE heavy rains Sunday night did
good sanitary work on the levee.
DURING the "a hours ending at neon
yesterday the river here fell inches.
Tue City OF New Orleans was ex-
pected to pass to ST. Louis lat night.
The Annie P. Silver ia aaver Used to
leave here at noon today for New Or
leans.
THE Arkansas Oily, Capt. Brolaski,
is the Anchor line packet leaving a. 10
o'clock this morning for Vioks )urg.
The Belle Memphis, of the Anchor
Line, Ia announced to leave here at
o'clock this evening for Cairo and st.
Louis.
The Kate Adams, for Arkansas City,
James Lee, for Frisrs Point, and the
Ooshoma, for 0ceola, left with far
trips.
THR Rene Macready, Capt. o. X.
Joplin, leaves at 5p m. for Msrianns,
the cut of, and way points on the st.
Francis river. Messrs. Lee and Gus
Oummins are her clerks.
THE r. l.. Cobb, Capt. Smith, II the
regular packet leaving this evening
for Pine Bluff and all way landings on
the Arkansas river. Mr.. James n.
Thompson is chief clerk.
TnR ChickaFaw arrived from White
river with 80 bales cotton, 10 bags OF
seed cotton, SO sacks Of cotton eesd, 5
head OF stock and 81 packages OF sun
dries. The Chickasaw returns to
White river tomorrow evening.
The Buckeye State, Capt. II. j.
Vinton, leaves at 8 o'clock this even
ing for Cairo, Evansville, Louisville,
Cincinnati and all way landings on
the Mississippi and OHIO rivers.
Messrs. Geo, Hendrickson and Char
Icy Vinton are her clerks.
LOUISVILLE Commercial. Capt. Irwin
Dugan, Supervising Inspector for this
district, starts out on his regular tour
OF inspection Sunday. He goes to
Evansville, OsirV and Memphis from
here on the Desoto. Capt. Dugau ia
in no hurry, of course, or he'd walk.
Capt, Jonea will see that he lives we'll
aud has a good time on the boat.
vIoKsBURG Herald, l6h: From
Capt. A. s. Lightner, of the Anchor
Line steamer City Of Cairo, which ar
rived here yesterday, following par
ticular5 are obtained of the wreck of
the Mississippi Barge Line steamer
Henry Lourey's tow, which occurred
at Luns, ~ miles above Greenvle, at
o'clock Wednesday morning. The
ipurey, coming down, struck nsr tow
on the middle bar breaking Il loose.
One of her largest balgss, loaded with
grain, struck the bar and sunk to the
roof, hut floated OIL and wal landed at
Greenvile by the harbor tug a. that
place. The barge and cargo are sup
posed TO be a total loss aud ara valued
a. about $4,000. Two barges were
still on the bar aud apparently in bad
condition, as the Loufey was pumping
them when the City OF Cairo passed.
One barge hlated down and was
landed al the bank at Cleveland; an
other was lying at the bank short
distance below Columbia; third
barge and fuel boat are lying at the
bank at Point Ohicot. The L)ursy's
tow consisted of barges and q fuel
boat. She passed down about 4 O'clock
pm. yesterday with barges and her
fuel boat. She had her syphous run
ming when she passed this place yes
tardAv